What can I do to you, I'm only a shadow
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Don Lockwood:
What's your lofty mission in life that lets you sneer at my humble profession?Kathy Selden:I'm an actress...Don Lockwood:Oh...Kathy:...on the stage.Don Lockwood:Oh, on the stage, well I'd like to see you act, what are you in right now? I could brush up on my English, or bring along an interpreter, that is if they'd let in a *movie* actor.Kathy Selden:I'm not in a play right now, but I will be. I'm going to New York...Don Lockwood:Oh, you're going to New York and then some day we'll all hear of you, won't we? Kathy Selden as Juliet, as Lady Macbeth, as King Lear. You'll have to wear a beard for that one of course.Kathy Selden:Laugh all you want, but at least the stage is a Dignified profession.Don Lockwood: Dignified profession.Kathy:What do you have to be so conceited about? You're nothing but a shadow on film... just a shadow. You're not flesh and blood.Don Lockwood:Oh, no?Kathy:Stop!Don Lockwood:What can I do to you, I'm only a shadow
What's your lofty mission in life that lets you sneer at my humble profession?Kathy Selden:I'm an actress...Don Lockwood:Oh...Kathy:...on the stage.Don Lockwood:Oh, on the stage, well I'd like to see you act, what are you in right now? I could brush up on my English, or bring along an interpreter, that is if they'd let in a *movie* actor.Kathy Selden:I'm not in a play right now, but I will be. I'm going to New York...Don Lockwood:Oh, you're going to New York and then some day we'll all hear of you, won't we? Kathy Selden as Juliet, as Lady Macbeth, as King Lear. You'll have to wear a beard for that one of course.Kathy Selden:Laugh all you want, but at least the stage is a Dignified profession.Don Lockwood: Dignified profession.Kathy:What do you have to be so conceited about? You're nothing but a shadow on film... just a shadow. You're not flesh and blood.Don Lockwood:Oh, no?Kathy:Stop!Don Lockwood:What can I do to you, I'm only a shadow
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What's your lofty mission in life
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That lets you sneer at my humble profession
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I'm an actress On the stage
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Oh on the stage
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I'd like to see you What're you in now
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I could brush up on my English or bring an interpreter
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That's if they'd let in a movie actor
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I'm not in a play now But I'm going to New York
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You're going to New York and someday we'll all hear of you won't we
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Kathy selden as Juliet as lady Macbeth as king lear
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You'll have to wear a beard
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Laugh if you want but the stage is a dignified profession
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Why are you so conceited
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You're nothing but a shadow on film You're not flesh and blood
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Stop What can I do I'm only a shadow
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Movie Summary
A silent film star falls for a chorus girl just as he and his delusionally jealous screen partner are trying to make the difficult transition to talking pictures in 1920s Hollywood.
Actors
Don Lockwood
Kathy Selden
